The following points will be awarded throughout the regular season. At the end of the season the points still be tallied, and our slam teams will be decided by which poets are at the top of the leaderboard.

These points will be rewarded in accordance with the results of the monthly slam.

These points are to be supplemental to performing in the slam. Supplemental points can only comprise 50% of your earned total. Administrative positions are open to all, and are given on first come first serve basis. If there is any dispute, positions will be decided by open competition decided by the slam master. These points can not be combined with each other in the same night.

There will also be open mic/theme slams on off weeks. These will each have a theme, and may not be contingent on the poet performing his or her own work. The points rewarded for these will vary.

The top twelve poets at the end of the regular season will compete in the Slam OffIf a piece wins in the finals of a slam it can not be used again untilthe end of the season.

The person with the most overall points at the end of the season will be considered the Team Captain of The Knoxville Honey Badgers.

The person that wins the End of Season Slam Off, will be the IWPS Representative.

The highest scoring female of the season will be the WOWPS Representative.

At the end of the slam off, the highest scoring 5 poets will make up the Knoxville Honey Badgers. The fifth poet will be considered an alternate.

Any remaining poets can comprise additional teams in order of rank. They will be permitted to travel and compete, but will be required to organize, practice, travel, and fundraise entirely on their own. These teams are not permitted to register for PSI events as venue representatives.

All members of the Knoxville Honey Badgers will be required to practice 1-3 times weekly, or at the Slam Master's discretion. For every missed practice or fundraising event, the poet will be docked 5 points from their season total. Once the poet reaches zero points, he or she will be reviewed for dismissal from the team.

All members of the team will be required to help raise funds for the team's traveling efforts, and may be required to pay for some of their travels themselves.

Upon earning a spot on the Knoxville Poetry Slam team, all members will be asked to sign a contract which informs applicants of the terms and conditions of being a member of the Knoxville Poetry Slam team.

These points are to be supplemental to performing in the slam. These points are not valid without a top 3 finish in a slam at some point during the season. Furthermore, suplemental points can only comprise 50% of your earned total, unless otherwise approved by the Slam Master.

So do the supplemental points max out at the points earned at the points earned in slams? For example, if you have 10 points from slams and 13 points from supplemental points, do you actually have only 20 points combined instead of 23?

There will also be open mic/supplemental slams on off weeks. These will each have a theme, and may not be contingent on the poet performing his or her own work. The points rewarded for these are as follows.

plunderphonics

This is our first year working a points system. Idea was to set up a solid system and tear off the fat as we go.

Slam master slot was removed, wasn't even thinking about that when we put it in.

Also, in regards to supplemental points, any points earned while not directly competing in a Knoxville Poetry Slam COMPETITION are considered supplemental. I will remove the word from the phrase "supplemental slam" to try to clear things up.

Also, in regards to IWPS and WOWPS, the idea was to give oppurtunities to both geders in the city to compete at a national level, but that can be pulled if need be.

Also, in regards to IWPS and WOWPS, the idea was to give oppurtunities to both genders in the city to compete at a national level, but that can be pulled if need be.

Is the rule that the REP can't be the same person, or that the same person can not compete in both competitions? If it's the former, that could make sense to me, because you want to give two different people the opportunity to represent your slam at a national level. Not something I'd do myself, but I can understand the reasoning.

If you are saying that a woman can not even compete in both slams, well, that runs counter to the whole purpose of having a WOWPS rep, and it potentially violates the "open slam" rule again.

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plunderphonics

"Is the rule that the REP can't be the same person, or that the same person can not compete in both competitions? If it's the former, that could make sense to me, because you want to give two different people the opportunity to represent your slam at a national level. Not something I'd do myself, but I can understand the reasoning.

If you are saying that a woman can not even compete in both slams, well, that runs counter to the whole purpose of having a WOWPS rep, and it potentially violates the "open slam" rule again."

Think I'm just going to nix that rule all together. Odds of it happening would be rare, and that person may not event want to compete in both. We will nix the rule and let the winners of the competitions decide.